§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War whether the present rate of enlistment for the post-war Army warrants the belief that by the end of the period for which the Military Service Act of 1919 is operative, sufficient men will have enlisted to establish the Army required on a peace basis; and whether, in the event of further compulsory military-service still being necessary, steps will be taken to ensure that those men who Have not yet served their country in a military capacity shall be compelled to serve in preference to those men who have?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLMy Noble Friend's question is hypothetical, and it is premature to attempt to forecast what the requirements of the situation will be at the end of the period referred to.